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... out of Colombo the following day. When we arrived we checked out the breakfast option at their hotel, but again it was not what we were looking for, and he didn't want us too order off the menu - a weird, common theme in Sri Lanka. We settled by the pool and waited for Jess and Phil. Phil came down shortly after we arrived, and said Jess wasn't feeling well, and she would be down soon. ...

... lunch. It was pouring with rain and continued to for the rest of the day. We had a special dinner at a really lovely restaurant called kingfisher. The others had booked ahead because they'd heard it was really nice. There were big tables on the beach set up under white marquees, and there were about 8 of us. It was really nice to have a big group for dinner, everyone was happy and festive, and although they didn't know each other very well, they'd all ...

... would have thought I would be so endeared to the ugly Costco poncho I threw in at the last minute. Ugly as, but dry as can be underneath. The roads here in Sri Lanka are a million times better than India and Nepal. Most are well sealed and there is a complete absence of horn honking and almost no litter. There are however an endless supply of dogs lounging in the middle of the road. Houda told us that they are considered to be Sri Lankan speed control. It wouldn't seem so bad if ...

... where we had the luck of seeing the green pit viper Trimeresurus trigonocephalus. Not even our guide had seen this snake before so we climbed down the road to have a good look and take some photos. Excited and with plenty of photos I went up the hill and a mini cliff back to the road and the guide offered his hand to help me but both of us underestimated my weight and overestimated his strength and I almost fell. It could have ended up pretty badly ...

... out of the way it's time for the days events, sorry to bore you. Our decision not to get air con the night before was a foolish one, as our room had heated rocks in the corner and a fat Swedish man basting away and thus turned it into a sauna.. Yes very little sleep was had between the fan blasting above for take off and the sticky heat. So first thing on the agenda was coffee, as always and aircon! With that done it was time to head into the ...